Senior Software Engineer, Streaming

AssemblyAI

Remote, US
Base: $200,000 - $225,000; bonus/equity: not speci...
Fully remote
Strong backend engineering experience
Building customer-facing apis in production
Operating with ambiguity in research timelines
AssemblyAI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong backend experience to help develop customer-facing APIs for their Voice AI models. The position emphasizes collaboration with researchers and applied teams, focusing on transforming AI research into reliable products

Job Summary

  • The role involves partnering with researchers to productionize new AI techniques from proof of concept to robust, well-documented APIs.
  • AssemblyAI operates as a true meritocracy with no heavy planning or approval processes, offering outsized ownership to every team member.
  • Candidates will design and ship customer-facing APIs that expose new model capabilities while working across the full stack including inference infrastructure.

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AssemblyAI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong backend experience to help develop customer-facing APIs for their Voice AI models. The position emphasizes collaboration with researchers and applied teams, focusing on transforming AI research into reliable products.

Salary

Base: $200,000 - $225,000; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Strong backend engineering experience
  • Building customer-facing APIs in production
  • Operating with ambiguity in research timelines

Nice-to-have

  • Genuine curiosity about AI/ML concepts
  • Collaboration with researchers and applied teams
  • Experience turning prototypes to robust APIs

Key Requirements

  • Strong backend engineering experience
  • Comfort operating with ambiguity
  • Curiosity about AI/ML models

Work Rights

Not specified

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